Reading in White Bear Lake

  • Beyond Words: May 11th, 2011

    Beyond Words Beyond Words is a weekly feature at Reading in White Bear Lake, in which readers share the unfamiliar words they have encountered in their reading over the past week. This is a great way to build your vocabulary from what you are reading as well as from what others are reading. Remember…..you are…

  • It’s Monday! What are you reading? – May 9th, 2011

    “It’s Monday! What Are you Reading? is hosted by Shelia of Book Journey.  It is a chance to share what you have read and what you plan on reading in the upcoming week.  I enjoy seeing what everyone’s reading plans for the week.  I always find some titles that I just *had to add to…

  • Library Loot: May 8th

    Library Loot Event is a weekly event hosted by Marg at The Adventures of a Intrepid Reader and Claire from The Captive Reader. This weekly event encourages bloggers to share the books they have checked out from the library. I always find many new books to add to my reserve list! If you’d like to…

  • Beyond Words: May 8th, 2011

    Beyond Words Happy Mother’s Day! Beyond Words is a weekly feature at Reading in White Bear Lake, in which readers share the words they have encountered in their reading over the past week.  This is a great way to build your vocabulary from what you are reading as well as from what others are reading. …

  • Review: Whistling in the Dark by Lesley Kagen

    Title: Whistling in the Dark Author:  Lesley Kagen Publisher: NAL Trade; trade edition Web: www.lesleykagen.com Date of Publication: (May 1, 2007) ISBN-10:  0451221230   Pages:  320 pages Format:  Paperback Setting:  1959 – Milwaukee, Wisconsin About the Book: (from Goodreads.com) It was the summer on Vliet Street when we all started locking our doors… Sally O’Malley made…

  • Review: Saving CeeCee Honeycutt by Beth Hoffman

    Title: Saving CeeCee Honeycutt Author:  Beth Hoffman Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics) Web: http://bethhoffman.net/ Date of Publication: (October 26, 2010) ISBN-10:  0143118579   Pages: 320 pages Format: Audio Book Setting: Willoughby, Ohio (1967) and Savannah, Georgia About the Book: (from Goodreads.com) For years, twelve-year-old CeeCee Honeycutt has been the caretaker of her psychotic mother, Camille. The tiara-toting, lipstick-smeared…

  • It’s Monday! What are you reading? – May 2nd, 2011

     I have been following Shelia’s blog, Book Journey for a while now and decided it was time I participate in in her weekly event, “It’s Monday!  What Are you Reading?”   It is a chance to share what you have read and what you plan on reading in the upcoming week.   I have already found some…

  • Review: Lake of Dreams by Kim Edwards

    Title: The Lake of Dreams Author: Kim Edwards http://www.kimedwardsbooks.com/ Publisher: VIKING: Penguin Group Date of Publication: 2011 ISBN: 978-0-670-02217-5 Pages: 384 pages Format:  Hardcover (from Library) Setting: Fictional town of Lake of Dreams, New York About the Book: (from Goodreads.com) With revelations that prove as captivating as the deceptions at the heart of her bestselling…

  • Beyond Words: New Weekly Feature

    Beyond Words I want to introduce you to a new weekly feature that will be appearing on Reading In White Bear Lake.  I am excited to add this weekly feature to my blog.   Beyond Words is a weekly feature that will build your vocabulary.  I find that since I am no longer in the academic…

  • Library Loot: April 30th

    Library Loot Event is a weekly event hosted by Marg at The Adventures of a Intrepid Reader and Claire from The Captive Reader. This weekly event encourages bloggers to share the books they have checked out from the library. I always find many new books to add to my reserve list! If you’d like to…

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